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Called to Be Priest, DProphet, and King
id you know that, since your Baptism, you participate in the common priesthood of the faithful? When
we participate at Mass and receive the sacraments,
we become one with Christ as he offers himself for the life of the world, especially in the Eucharist. The Sacrament of Con rmation strengthens us for this role.
The common priesthood is different from the ordained priesthood. In the Sacrament of Holy Orders, an ordained priest becomes consecrated to act in the person of Jesus Christ. Ordained priests serve and support the priesthood of all believers.
Re ect on one of the following ques ons:
How do you par cipate at Mass now?
What do you o er up in Christ for the life of the world? What could you o er?
We Pray
Leader: Please join now in three classic Catholic prayers of devo on to God. The rst is the Act of Faith.
All: O my God, I rmly believe that you
are one God in three divine Persons,
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. I believe
that your divine Son became man
and died for our sins and that he will come to judge the living and the dead. I believe these and all the truths which the Holy Catholic Church teaches because you have revealed them who are eternal truth and wisdom, who can neither deceive nor be deceived. In this faith I intend to live and die. Amen.
Leader: The second is the Act of Hope.
All: O Lord God, I hope by your grace for the pardon of all my sins and a er life here to gain eternal happiness because you have promised it who are in nitely powerful, faithful, kind, and merciful. In this hope I intend to live and die. Amen.
Leader: The last is the Act of Love.
All: O Lord God, I love you above all things and I love my neighbor for your sake because you are the highest, in nite and perfect good, worthy of all my love. In this love I intend to live and die. Amen.
Leader: We pray for faith, hope, and love in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
—Prayers from the Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church
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